Report on a business tour to Austria
and a visit of HERZ Energietechnik GmbH
A business trip to Austria and a visit of a plant of HERZ Energietechnik, a leading European heat and power generating equipment and machines took place on October 21-24, 2010 as a part of the business program of the 12th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum.
A delegation out of the Forum participants including heads and technical specialists of forestry enterprises, representatives of administrative bodies and research institutions flew to Vienna, the capital city of Austria. Upon arrival the delegation went to Pinkalfeld to HERZ production site.
Dimitar Dimitrov, Sales Department Head of HERZ Energietechnik in Russia told the delegates about the company history, products range and models, marketing and personnel policy. An active discussion covered issues on the company performance and the technologies used in production, technical specifications of equipment and machines, boilers and fuel capacity. All the delegates were presented corporate notebooks and souvenirs. Upon a presentation and a round of negotiations a tour to the plant took place. At the plant delegates could get more detailed information and see all the technological processes.
The evening reception was organised for the delegates in a private brewery RABENBRAU.
The next morning, after breakfast participants could visit existing boilers. Delegates could get more detailed technological information about boilers of various capacities.
The first boiling chamber Jormannsdorf of 500 kW provides heating to a unique greenhouse for chrysanthemums, its trading house and shop. The second boiling chamber Neckenmarkt of 1,600 kW started in 2009 uses environmentally friendly hard fuel. Being accompanied by HERZ heads and technical specialists the delegation walked around the boiling chambers to see all the equipment, processes and maintaining services in action, as well as the unique loading (using the local landscape) and fuel burning technology, and equipment monitoring devices. Therefore all the delegates could find the most comprehensive information on HERZ boilers of various capacity, technological process management and monitoring, etc.
Upon the end of the meeting delegates expressed gratitude and presented corporate souvenirs to the hosts. HERZ Energietechnik heads were presented a certificate of gratitude from RESTECR Group. Everybody wished to meet again as well as to continue cooperation and business networking in the future.
In the very end of the tour delegates were offered cultural program around Vienna.
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Press release on the events result
The 12th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum was held on October 19 – 21, 2010 in St. Petersburg. The Forum Organizing Committee was chaired by Iliya Klebanov, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District. The Forum was officially supported by the Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation, Ministry of Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, Committee for Natural Resources, Environment and Ecology of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, RAO Bumprom, All-Russian Public Organisation Delovaya Rossiya (“Business Russia”), Leningrad region Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the industry leading associations and unions. In 2010 St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum in a partner the Year of Biodiversity 2010 declared by the UN. Over 950 forestry specialists from 62 Russian regions and 12 foreign countries participated in the Forum. The Forum operator is RESTEC® Exhibition Company.
The Forum program was opened with the plenary session Modernization of the forest industry as a major factor in its efficiency increase. At the session chaired by Aleksander Polukeev, Assistant of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District there were presented reports by: Mikhail Fyodorov, Head of the Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation; Nikita Belih, Governor of Kirov region; Hans Jansen - Senior project manager United Nations Economic Commission for Europe; Yuriy Trubin, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry of Arkhangelsk region; Vladimir Chuiko, Board Chairman, CEO of Bumprom RAO; Franz-Josef Bütfering, President of EUMABOIS (European Federation of Manufacturers of machines and accessories for woodworking); Gerhard Kornfeld, Director General of Mondi Syktyvkar OAO; Yevgeniy Shvarts, Ecological Policy Director of WWF Russia; Dmitriy Chuiko, Government Relations Director of Ilim Group; Heinz Kopetz, President of European Bio-Fuel Association, Alkesey Ivanov, Head of Department services for forestry, pulp and paper and packaging companies of PricewaterhouseCoopers in Russia. Over 600 delegates have taken part in the plenary session.
The first day of the Forum program continued with the conference Russian Forestry organised jointly with Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation. The conference featured a discussion of amendments of the Russian Forest Code and subordinate legislation on security, protection, use and rehabilitation of forests, establishment of special organisations responsible for wildfire extinguishing, interaction of the federal center and regions for the purpose of forest management, forest certification and illegal felling, world practices of forest intensive rehabilitation, etc. The conference moderator was Mikhail Fyodorov, Head of Forestry Department of the North-Western Federal District. The number of participants exceeded 200 specialists.
Traditionally the Forum featured the international conference of advanced technology and developments in pulp and paper industry Pulp, Paper & Tissue Russia (supported by Bumprom RAO and Delovaya Rossiya organisation). The conference program of the first day included a section of business events Overview of the international situation in PPI. Facts, figures and trends. Main topics: world pulp and paper industry development dynamics, PPI of the European Union and the USA in the context of global climate change, Russian forest based technology platform and PPI. The conference moderator: Vladimir Chuiko, Board Chairman, CEO, Bumprom RAO. The conference was participated by 90 specialists.
PPTR conference program of the second day was proceeded with a section Situation in the Russian pulp and paper industry in the crisis, looking into the future which included the following business reports: Ratings, comments and forecasts of the Russian pulp and paper industry development in the whole industry and separate pulp and paper production segments; Business in unstable economic conditions, problems of processes optimization and product competitiveness improvement; Investment projects implementation in the current economic conditions; Problems concerning raw materials and environment in Russian pulp and paper industry.
The first day of the Forum business program was closed with the round table meeting Forestry personnel organised with the support of St. Petersburg State Forest-Technical Academy. The round table topics: Forestry personnel and academic staff according to the Russian Forestry Development Strategy to 2010 plan, Matching the curriculum to the market demand, Forestry technical education, Opportunities for young specialists at the modern market. The round table moderator was Aleksander Alekseev, Vice Rector, St. Petersburg State-Technical Academy. The round table was participated by heads and personnel department specialists of the leading industry enterprises (Mondi Syktyvkar OAO, Ilim Group, etc).
The Forum second day offered delegates a rich business program. The international conference Biofuel production and utilisation in Russia and abroad co-organised with National Bio-Energy Union. The issues of European energy policy influence on the European pellet market future development, opportunities of bio-energy development in the USA, availability of forest biomass for energy production, biofeul policy and biofuel projects of the UN countries (Germany and Sweden) were discussed within the first part of the conference. The second part was presented with reports on the following themes: Wooden pellets and opportunities of carbon market, The necessity to form domestic biofuel market, international trade of biomass and renewable forestry resources, Grains production of various raw materials, Transport and logistics for granules transporting, joint projects implementation under the Kyoto protocol, etc. Listeners were presented successful biofuel projects launched in Russia. The conference gathered over 150 delegates.
The growing today in Russia demand for convenient living environment that meets all the world standards promotes holding the conference Main trends for wooden houses construction development in Russia. Technologies and design (official partner – the Prigorod magazine). The conference conditioned discussion of the following topics: Market indexes of wooden housing, Environmentally friendly housing development around the world, low rise construction in Leningrad region, consumer preferences of choosing economy class country housing, systems of home and village automation for elite real estate, demand and offers for country real estate market – modern terms of reference for country housing construction, successful projects implemented in the demand recession period , etc. Conference moderator: Dmitriy Sinochkin, Chief editor, the Prigorod magazine.
Woodworking issues were also discussed at the conference Wood board production for construction and furniture industries. The conference discussion covered issues of current state and prospects of wooden board market, wooden boards competitive advantages improvement, economical and technical benefits of the Russian wooden boards plants, Manufacture of fire-protective chipboards, Innovation process – the base for wooden boards production technology development. The most attention was given to the issues of OSB market (general problems, success key factors, technical maintenance planning, raw materials quality, product solutions, production limiting factors, etc.) and birch plywood market (end consumer approaching ways, strategies creation and effective promotion of competitive advantages, business motives of end consumers, production planning for medium and long term periods, investment personnel and production considering new product assortment, creation of client oriented business). The conference moderator: Adolf Leonovich, Professor, Doctor of Engineering, St. Petersburg State Forest-Technical Academy.
Problems with fight against illegal felling and integration of the Russian forest industry in the global system of certification are especially urgent today. The Forum program featured the discussion Global forest & trade network project: opportunities for Russian companies to foster solving the specified problems. The discussion included the issues of participation in GFTN practice – benefits and prospects, requirements of international market – sustainable forest management, new trends – promotion of certificated products to the domestic market. Market mechanisms of saving valuable forests. The discussion moderator: Ian Gray, Responsible Forestry Coordinator, GFTN WWF (the UK).
Forest dialogue seminars are devoted to the issues of effective forest management. The seminars’ aim is to provide the Russian specialists with applied answers to the most urgent industry questions. The seminars included Forest wildfire prevention and extinguishing, State forest inventory system and register. Prospects of implementation and Forest certification in Russia. Forest dialogue was co-organised with the Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation. The discussion and meetings were participated by over 80 specialists.
The Forum program key event was a meeting with Iliya Klebanov, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District, a representative of the Forum Organising Committee with heads of leading forestry enterprises. The meeting was participated by: Mikhail Fyodorov, Head of Forestry Department of the North-Western Federal District; Yuriy Trubin, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry of Arkhangelsk region; Sergey Schtrahov, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment of Karelia Republic; Elena Vavilova, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry of Krasnoyarsk region; Vladimir Grachev, Deputy Governor of Vologda region; Aleksander Stepchenko, Chairman of Leningrad region Committee for Natural Resources; Vladimir Chuiko, Board Chairman, CEO, Bumprom RAO; Franz-Josef Bütfering, President, EUMABOIS (European Federation of Manufacturers of machines and accessories for woodworking); Gerhard Kornfeld, Director General, Mondi Syktyvkar OAO; Paul Herbert, Director General, Ilim Group; Heinz Kopetz, President, European Bio-Fuel Association; Dieter Siempelkamp, President of Siempelkamp Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH; Vladimir Gaidamakin, Director General of Rusforest Management and Serguei Trofimov, Deputy Chairman of the Forum Organising Committee, President of RESTEC® Group. The meeting participants discussed issues of effective cooperation between government bodies and forestry business.
For the first time the Forum featured a business trip to Austria and a visit to Herz Energietechnik. The trip included a visit to the production site and the existing energy facilities – boiling chambers, interviews with the company top management (CEO, Research Development director, Sales Department director), meetings and negotiations.
Traditionally the Forum program was added with specialised exhibitions. On October 19 – 21, 2010 St. Petersburg hosted the 14th International Specialised Exhibition TEKHNODREV, 7th International Specialised Exhibition TransLes and 7th International Specialised Exhibition Wooden construction. The exhibitions TEKHNODREV and TransLes demonstrated a wide range of technologies, equipment and tools for woodworking and furniture industries, vehicles and machines for earth, water and air transportation of forest freights, machines and technology for forest roads construction and maintenance, forest freight transport and wholesale logistics. The Wooden construction exhibition was devoted to advanced technology and developments, materials and structures for construction of facilities and buildings of wood, tools and materials for interior finishing and decorating.
The potential and integrated programs of the Russian regions forestry development and regional forestry investment projects were presented at the 5th exhibition Russian regions. Forestry potential. The exposition included collective stands of Leningrad and Vologda regions, a stand of representatives of Archangelsk region.
Altogether the exhibitions were attended by over 70 companies from Russia, Germany, Belarus, Austria, Italy, Lithuania. The number of trade visitors amounted to 2,517 specialists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Netherlands. A drawing of three saws by STIHL®, a leading gas saw producer, was held on 20 October among trade visitors.
The Matchmaking Centre offered its services to all the registered visitors to hold negotiations under their individual schedules with the Forum participants.
The 13th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum will be held on October 4-6, 2011. The next year program features a plenary session Prospects of the Russian forestry innovative development; conference Forestry of Russia. State, business, community – joint efforts; Marketing in forestry business; Forest energy and Pulp, Paper & Tissue Russia; round tables Wooden Construction. Technology and construction elements. Market analysis and opportunities; Know-how technologies appliance to forestry and Woodworking in Russia: logging, board and furniture production. A range of professional seminars Forest Dialogue will continue its work.
Business partners of SPIEF 2010: Mondi Syktyvkar OAO, Ilim Group CJSC and John Deer Forestry CJSC. Sponsor of drawing prizes for visitors – STIHL®. Forum operator: RESTEC® Exhibition Company.
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ST. PETERSBURG INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY FORUM
6-9 October 2009
St. Petersburg
Press-release. Results.
The 11th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum
was held in St. Petersburg on October 6-9, 2009. The Organizing Committee
of the Forum was headed by the plenipotentiary representative of the President
of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District. The Forum
was officially supported by the Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian
Federation, the Committee on Natural Resources of the RF State Duma, the
Forestry Committee of the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the Unated
Nations (FAO UN), RAO Bumprom, All-Russia Public Organisation BUSINESS
RUSSIA, leading national and foreign industrial associations and unions.
Over 1200 delegates from 12 countries and 58 regions of Russia took part
in the Forum.
The congress program of the Forum was opened on October 7 by a panel discussion:
Forestry Investment: Myth or Reality. The main topics for discussion included:
the challenges faced by the forest sector in the crisis, stimulating the
domestic demand for the forestry products, attracting investments to the
sector, developing deep timber processing and increasing domestic consumption
of the forestry products. The panel discussion was co-organised by the
PricewaterhouseCoopers Company.
The 4th International Technical Conference on advanced technologies and
developments in the pulp and paper industry Pulp, Paper & Tissue Russia,
held at the Forum on October 7-8, was organised with the support of RAO
Bumprom and the All-Russia Public Organisation BUSINESS RUSSIA. The structure
of the conference included the following sessions: Pulp and Paper Industry
in the Crisis and The Russian Forest Sector Technology Platform as a Scientific
Basis for the Forest Sector Strategy Development. Reports presented were
dedicated to: the forest sector development strategy and national research
programs, the forest sector technology platform and pulp and paper industry
as a driver of development, the national research program: pulp and paper,
personnel training for the Russian forest sector, environmental problems
of the pulp and paper industry in the global economic crisis, solving
the problems of bioenergetics and water conservation; the use of membrane
techniques in the pulp and paper industry and related industries.
For the first time the program of the Forum included the I.Z.B.A. roundtable
meeting - Infrastructure. Zone of Housing and Communal Services. Building.
Architecture - dedicated to the wooden construction. The roundtable topic
was Wooden Share: wooden housing construction share in the structure of
modern country housing market.
The meeting included discussion of the land market of the Leningrad region
(removal of unused land, work on the allocation of free land plots for
individual house building, introduction of a special regime for the securities
of agricultural lands) and effects of these measures on the development
of the individual building; investment in the economy of the Leningrad
region (creation of new jobs and sources of tax revenue), the role of
engineering and transport infrastructure in the development of new areas
for housing; the share of individual house building in total housing under
construction (How it will change, what it is depending on? At what stage
is the preparation of regional program for the development of low-rise
building?), Major trends in the industry for the production of wooden
components for housing, their influence on the development of a wooden
house and its competitiveness in Russia; and transfer of forest land in
the land of other categories, including land settlements.
The Wooden Board Production Conference (technological aspect) was dedicated
to the promising wooden board market. The indexes of the wooden board
production and consumption in the housing construction sector were negatively
affected by the crisis. In connection with the rules accepted abroad concerning
formaldehyde emissions the wooden board producers will have to manufacture
their goods in accordance with the new environmental requirements.
To compete at the domestic and foreign markets the wooden board producers
will have to optimise production costs and improve the production quality
to the limit, to a large extent for the account of production modernisation
using the most advanced technologies. Partners of the Conference: Saint-Petersburg
State Forest-Technical Academy named after Kirov, German engineering companies
Siempelkamp Maschinen und Anlagenbau and Dieffenbacher.
Energy conservation and efficient processing of waste produced by the
forestry complex are gaining momentum in the current economic conditions.
On October 7, a group of businessmen and officials from among the Forum
participants visited biofuel-based operating boiler houses as a part of
the Model of a Municipal Power Facility off-site event in Priozersk (Leningrad
region). During the trip, its participants saw the work of boilers of
various capacities, received expert comments and visited a roundtable
discussion on the effective use of biofuels, organised jointly with the
administration of Priozersk.
The following issues were discussed: practical implementation of bioenergy
capacities of the forestry complex, the use of alternative energy sources,
recycling problems and solutions for the forestry enterprises, advanced
combustion technologies, cogeneration, experience in the implementation
of projects for converting boilers to solid fuels and their modernisation,
and the issues of construction and design for the production of fuel pellets.
The Russian Forestry Agenda 2009-2010 Plenary Session, under the chairmanship
of Deputy Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian Federation in
the North-Western Federal District Aleksander Polukeev, opened the second
day of the Forum. Welcoming speeches were made by: Iliya Klebanov, Plenipotentiary
of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal
District; Vladimir Zubkov, First Deputy Chairman of the RF Government,
Chairman of the Council for Forestry Development under the RF Government;
Aleksey Savinov, Head of Federal Forestry Agency of the RF Ministry of
Agriculture. Presentations were made by: Boris Bolshakov, Deputy Head
of Federal Forestry Agency of Russia; Nikolay Churkin, Deputy Chairman
of the Federation Council Committee for Natural Resources and Environment
Protection; Vladimir Torlopov, Head of the Republic of Komi; Victor Grachev,
Deputy Governor of the Vologda region; Aleksander Belyakov, Chairman of
the Committee for Timber Industry and Forestry Development of the Chamber
of Commerce and Industry of Russia; Aleksander Gabitov, Deputy Governor
of the Novgorod region; Hans Jansen, Senior project manager of United
Nations Economic Commission for Europe; Clive Suckling, Global Leader,
Forest, Pulp & Paper and Packaging, PricewaterhouseCoopers; Chen Xingliang,
Vice-President of Chinese Academy of Forestry; Victor Chuyko, Board Chairman,
Bumprom RAO Senior Vice-President; and Evgeniy Shvartz, Director on Conservation
Policy of WWF of Russia.
The Russian Forestry Development: Modern Condition and Prospects Conference
was organised jointly with the Federal Forestry Agency of Russia. The
conference included detailed discussions of the transfer of the forestry
administration functions by the government for territories granted for
use, renegotiation of lease contracts in accordance with changes in legislation
and abolition of felling licenses, the status of the forest roads network,
organisation of a unified system of state accounting of harvested wood
to prevent illegal logging and illegal trafficking of timber.
Practical seminars of the Forest Dialogue cycle, organised by the Federal
Forestry Agency, became a novelty of the Forum. The cycle included such
seminars as: Forestry Accounting System in Russia (moderators - V.V. Kositsyn,
Deputy Head of the Forest Administration, Inventory and Forest Register,
and V.I. Arkhipov, Director of Federal State Unitary Enterprise Roslesinforg);
Financing of costs of forestry management (moderator - N.A. Petrunin,
Head of Budget and Finance Administration), Customs gives way (moderator
- V.G. Koltsova, Chief State Customs Inspector of North-West Directorate
of the Federal Customs Service of Russia) and Forest Arithmetic (state
measurement system for volumes and registration of converted wood) (moderator
- V.A. Kondratjuk, State Research Centre for the Forestry Complex).
The Between Kyoto and Copenhagen Conference, dedicated to implement the
bioenergy potential of the Russian timber industry, was one of the main
activities of the Forum. The Conference included discussion of the role
of the state in the Kyoto Protocol implementation, application of Kyoto
Protocol mechanisms in Russia, the World after Kyoto. What should we expect
after 2012?, myths and reality of Kyoto forests, projects in the field
of biofuels, the international market of emission reductions, energy efficiency,
modernisation of existing production facilities and ways of reducing production
costs and improving environmental safety. The conference was attended
by representatives of the Ministry of Economic Development, Rosleszaschita
FGUP, Baker & McKenzie International Company, Directorate on project
management for energy conservation and environmental management of Sberbank
of Russia, the Ural Center for Energy Efficiency and Environment, Vologdabioeksport,
and WWF of Russia.
The topic of biofuels was followed-up at the Model of a Municipal Power
Facility business trip that was held on October 8-10. Participants of
the trip visited the production facilities of the world's leading heat
energy companies Vapor Finland Oy, located in the city Mynamaeki (Finland).
The greatest interest was aroused by the excursion to a modern, launched
in 2009, boiler plant working on solid biofuels. Lead by the company's
experts, the delegates toured the boiler room and got to know about the
boiler service operation and technology, fuel loading and combustion processes,
and equipment monitoring. The excursion and talks with energy expert allowed
the participants to receive answers to specific questions relating to
the use of different types of fuel, control over production processes
and technological aspects of biofuels use.
The Matchmaking Center was open all the days of the Forum. 87 meetings
attended by more than 30 companies were held as a part of the matchmaking
activities. Delegations from the Russian regions were offered various
options of participation in matchmaking, such as: organising negotiations
on individual schedules and conducting personal consultations with leading
experts.
Negotiations were held on various topics. As part of the Supply of timber
harvesting and wood processing equipment. Consultations on technology
and production organisation section, various customers, including the
Ulyanovsk region (Lesnye Resursy, Ltd.), the Krasnoyarsk Territory (Yenisei
Plywood Mill, Ltd.), the Zabaikalye Territory (Zabaikalye-1, Ltd., MUE
Harangules), the Republic of Karelia (Association of Forest Users of the
Priladozhye, Prionezhye and Pomorye) and the Leningrad region (International
Paper, Ltd., Svetogorsk PPM), held a series of meetings with suppliers
- such companies as BRUKS-KLOECKNER GmbH, Hyundai Corporation, Papcel
SPb Ltd., Tekhnopark LTA CJSC and Rezoff Ltd.
Association of Forest Users of the Priladozhye, Prionezhye and Pomorye
held several meetings on raw materials supply with the Leningrad Region
enterprises, among them - Metsaliitto Podporozhye Ltd., MM-Efimovskiy
Ltd., International Paper (Svetogorsk PPM) CJSC. Members noted convenience
and efficiency of this service, in particular, in term of reducing time
spent in search for a partner and organisation for negotiations. Representatives
of a logging company of the Novgorod region (Rus-Pola Forestry Enterprise
Ltd.) held talks with enterprises of the Leningrad Region.
Hyundai Corporation Company held several meetings on procurement of advanced
equipment from leading South Korean manufacturers for production of fuel
wood pellets and construction machinery and on turkey construction of
a plant for the production of fuel wood pellets. The negotiations were
attended by AltBiot CJSC (Krasnodar), Vologdabioeksport Ltd. (St. Petersburg),
and TMA Consulting Ltd. (St. Petersburg).
The matchmaking activities included personal consultations with leading
industry experts. The CEO of the Association of Wood Housing held meetings
with and responded to questions of several companies, including Svoy Dom
Ltd. (Krasnoyarsk region) and Berezovsky Timber Industry Enterprise OJSC
(the Kirov region).
Representatives of pulp and paper mills actively participated in the work
of the Matchmaking Center as well, among them: International Paper CJSC
(Svetogorsk PPM), Svetlogorsk PBP JSC, UPM Forestry Concern, Combined
Paper Mills Management Company Ltd.. They had several meetings with suppliers
of mineral fillers and pigments for the paper industry (OMYA RUS Ltd.,
BASF CJSC, Moscow representation office of DOW EUROPE GmbH) and with companies
that manufacture and sell equipment for the pulp and paper industry (TELKO
Ltd.). As much as 28 meetings were held.
Foreign enterprises and organisations also took an active part in the
matchmaking activities. Representatives of the Chamber of Commerce and
Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan received advice on equipment supply
and opportunities for investment projects and discussed the promotion
of business structures of Tajikistan in exhibition and congress projects
held in St. Petersburg. The Moscow International Business Association
held consultations on opportunities of cooperation with Chinese enterprises
on the supply of goods, raw materials and equipment from China, and of
assisting in organisation of business trips to China. Specialists of the
Iranian Pulp and Paper Association (Iran Glucose & Starch Association)
met with representatives of pulp and paper mills (Combined Paper Mills
Management Company Ltd., Svetlogorsk PBP JSC) to discuss future cooperation.
The Exhibition program was an important part of the St. Petersburg International
Forestry Forum. From 6 to 9 of October, over 3500 forestry specialists
from all the Russian regions visited the International Specialized Exhibitions
Tekhnodrev, Transles, Wooden Construction, Regions of Russia. Forestry
Complex Potential. Over 100 companies exhibited their advanced technologies
and equipment of the forest sector.
The Golden Cutter Award Ceremony was held on October 8. The jury included
leading specialists and experts from the Saint-Petersburg State Forest-Technical
Academy named after Kirov and was headed by Doctor of Technical Sciences,
Honorary President, Professor of the Saint-Petersburg State Forest-Technical
Academy named after Kirov, member of the Academy of Natural Sciences Vladimir
Onegin. The Golden Cutter Award symbolises recognition of the achievements
in production and supply of equipment, development and application of
advanced wood processing technologies. The Golden Cutter is awarded for
the best products and services in six nominations by the results of a
competent jury assessment.
The Forum was sponsored by the leading forest sector company - Ilim Group.
The 12th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum will be held in St.
Petersburg on October 19-21, 2010.
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POST PRESS RELEASE. INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY FORUM, OCTOBER 8 2009
The third day of the 11th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum
began with the Russian Forestry Agenda 2009-2010 plenary session.
Alexander Polukeev, deputy ambassador, who led the session read out to
the participants welcoming speeches of Victor Zubkov, First Deputy Prime
Minister of the Russian Federation, and Ilya Khlebanov, Plenipotentiary
Representative of the President of the North-Western Federal Region.
Having called the Forestry Forum a competent platform Victor Zubkov focused
his attention on the most topical issues of the forestry complex, such
as technical rearmament of this industry, development of the industry
legislation, protection and security of forests. He expressed his hope
that the forum participants would find necessary solutions and ways to
overcome the crisis of the industry.
Ilya Khleanov pointed out that under the present circumstances what is
especially vital is attracting investments into the forest industry, which
can be achieved by establishing business contacts within the framework
of the Forum. According to Alexander Polukeev, a traditional forest industry
event attracted this year more than 600 enterprises from 12 countries
and 50 Russian regions.
Boris Bolshakov, Deputy Head of the Federal Forestry Agency of the Ministry
of Agriculture of the Russian Federation, whose performance was the first
at the plenary session, emphasised that 3 years have passed since the
Forestry Code was enforced, but still we haven't created a full-fledged
forestry sector, neither federal nor regional. Meanwhile, forest is a
major treasure in Russia. And as any treasure, it needs protection. In
his opinion, forests are not used efficiently; the industry faces a lot
of problems, such as short-term forest rent agreements or underuse of
advanced plants' seeds required for forests recovery.
According to Nikolay Churkin, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Federation
Natural Resources and Environment Protection Committee, now the threat
of an environmental disaster is more probable than ever. In his report
he said almost 50% of forests and agricultural areas are destroyed, while
Russian forests absorb annually up to 250 million tons of carbon dioxide
and they could absorb even 300 million or more. The state could get high
revenues from that, but legislative problems, tough relations with international
nature conservation centers prevent it.
Mr. Churkin believes that a significant step forward in protecting the
environment is signing the Kyoto Protocol. Unfortunately, the majority
of leading countries including Russia ignore it. Nevertheless, our country
has worked out a climate doctrine that is still to be signed by Dmitry
Medvedev, the President of the Russian Federation. The participants of
the Between Kyoto and Copenhagen Conference discussed the role of the
government in enforcing the Kyoto Protocol, introducing its mechanisms
in Russia and many other issues. The participants noticed that ratification
of the Kyoto Protocol by Russia created a platform to attract investments
from the West and increase competitiveness of Russian products. Still,
while this mechanism hasn't started operating to its maximum, Western
investors are not so willing to invest into the Russian regions.
At the Development of Forestry of Russia: Modern Condition and Prospects
Conference they discussed methods to improve the system of government
forestry management and planning, problems of forestry usage, development
of forestry transport infrastructure as well as issues concerning extinguishing
forest wildfires.
According to Nikolay Kovalev, Head of Avialesokhrana Federal State Institution,
the situation that was created after the responsibility to extinguish
forest wildfires was transferred to constituent entities of the Russian
Federation, showed the pressing issues of this industry. First and foremost,
this is lack of human resources, aviation problems and lack of equipment
maneuvering.
On October 8, the Pulp, Paper&Tissue Russia Exhibition, devoted to
Russian technological platform as a scientific base of forest development
strategy, was open.
POST PRESS RELEASE. INTERNATIONAL FORESTRY FORUM, OCTOBER
7 2009
The congress program was open on October 7, within the framework of St.
Petersburg International Forestry Forum. It started with the panel discussion:
Forestry Investment: myths and reality. Its participants discussed the
main question of how to retain their position and at least not to weaken
the industry? Among the projects of the government support of the forestry
sector that were carried out, experts voiced a number of development challenges
in the industry. They included high bank interest rates and a refusal
to refinance loan debts, lack of experts in analytics in the industry,
lack of control of wood suppliers, infrastructure underdevelopment, no
domestic demand incentives and others. According to the majority of the
participants, government support is still rather small while being one
of the main methods to strengthen the forestry industry.
That day the PULP, PAPER & TISSUE RUSSIA Conference was also open
within the framework of the Forum. The first day was devoted to pulp-and-paper
industry in the circumstances of crises. Vladimir Chuiko, Chair of the
Board, First Vice-President of RAO Bumprom, told participants about the
strategic checkpoints in the pulp-and-paper industry development in Russia.
Despite the fact that pulp-and-paper industry decreased by 9.7%, it's
still one of the most stable industries in the Russian timber processing
complex. Having pointed out that a significant number of manufactures
producing pulp-and-paper are city-forming, Vladimir Chuiko underlined
that after overcoming the crisis many of them wouldn't be ready to work.
Post-crises industry development is thought to be in biofuel production
development. It had also been taken into view by a lot of leading foreign
countries. Of course it's the Russian government that has to support the
forestry complex as it can create incentives to attract investments into
pulp-and-paper industry, for instance, tax preferences for investors.
Given that since 1980 no pulp-and-paper enterprise has been built in Russia,
we can see that there won't be sensible forests usage without the government
participation.
New trends of house construction were discussed by the participants of
St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum at the round-table meeting
I.Z.B.A. Infrastructure. Zone of Housing and Communal Services. Building.
Architecture. According to Alexander Chernikh, CEO of NR Wooden Housing
Association, economic crisis dictates the necessity to look for new architectural
and construction housing solutions. A modern wooden house should be very
spacious while being of a small size and be of the highest quality with
minimal expenditures. The new technology that has been used for several
years in the West has now come to Russia. This is a sphere-shaped house
with adjacent portals. Research has shown that this construction has a
positive effect on physiological and psychological conditions of people.
The Wood Board Production Conference was more optimistic according to
the reports. Conference Moderator Adolf Leonovich, doctor of technical
studies, described the industry current situation as positive. In spite
of the fact that the demands on this production have diminished because
of economic crisis, suppliers now have the opportunity to transfer to
import substitution, develop new board types production, introduce new
technologies, and finally, modernise already existing production lines,
which they didn't have time to deal with because of increasing demands.
Ecological issues were also mentioned on the conference: new formaldehyde
standards accepted by foreign countries make producers (including Russia)
search for other materials and technologies. On October 8, St. Petersburg
International Forestry Forum will be open with the Russian Forestry Agenda
2009-2010 plenary session. Exhibitions, conferences and round table meetings
will be open as well.
Press release
Meeting of the Organizing Committee
of the 11th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum
August 28, 2009
On August 28, 2009 a meeting of the Organizing Committee
of the 11th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum took place at
the office of Ilya Klebanov, Plenipotentiary of the President of the Russian
Federation in the North-Western Federal District.
Representatives of state authorities, leaders of branch associations,
business, financial and research cycles took part in the work of the Forum
Organizing Committee. B.M.Bolshakov, Deputy Head of the RF Federal Forestry
Agency; S.N.Shtrahov, Forestry Department Head for the North-Western Federal
District; A.A.Stepchenko, Chariman of the Committee for Natural Resources;
V.A.Chuyko, Board Chairman, Bumprom RAO Senior Vice-President; A.V.Selihovkin,
SPbSFTA Rector; V.I.Arkhipov, President of Association of Forest Administration
Enterprises of Russia, Head of Sevzaplesproject FGUP; S.E.Gryaznov, Director
of Saint-Petersburg Forestry Research Institution; E.G.Kulikova, Head
of WWF Programme; D.D.Chuyko, Ilim Group Director for Cooperation with
the State and Local Authorities; A.S.Ivanov, Managing Partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers
Russia; E.N.Scherbakov, Pro-rector of Moscow State Forest University;
S.N.Trofimov, President of Restec Group and other experts were among the
meeting participants.
The main topics of the meeting were the issues of the final stage of preparation
for the 11th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum and approval
of the 12th Forum Program (2010).
The meeting was opened by the report by Ilya Klebanov, Plenipotentiary
Representative of the Russian President in the North-Western Federal District,
Organizing Committee Chairman. In his speech he emphasised the importance
and significance of forestry events participated by representatives of
all forest regions of the Russian Federation, noted the high status and
uniqueness of St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum. To increase
the Organizing Committee effectiveness upon Iliy Klebanov's proposal it
was decided to involve Aleksandr Polukeev, Deputy Plenipotentiary of the
President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District,
as a working group head for quick solution of current problems in Forum
preparation. Ensuring participation of the federal executive authorities
heads in the Forum events was one of the first tasks of the working group.
Serguei Trofimov, Deputy Chairman of the Organizing Committee informed
the participants about the events within the framework of the Forum business
program. President of RESTEC™ informed the present persons that the
Forum 2009 Program was formed reasoning from the most currently important
trends of the industry development on the basis of principles of European
Forest Technological Platform (FTP). The Forum is devoted to forecast
of industrial production development in the forestry industry - new global
challenges in the forest goods market and key ambiguities, appeared in
the forestry industry due to the global financial crisis.
Leningrad, Tomsk, Yaroslavl, Vologda, Omsk, Irkutsk, Arkhangelsk, Novgorod,
Ulianovsk and Orel oblasts, Altay Kray, Krasnoyarsky Kray and other regions
have already confirmed their participation in the Forum. In total 40 regions
have applied for participation today.
The report by Boris Bolshakov was devoted to the conference held by Rosleshoz:
Development of Forestry of Russia: Modern Condition and Prospects Conference
and the events aimed at Forum support. In his speech, Deputy Head of the
RF Federal Forestry Agency informed the present persons that from the
Agency over 100 experts of forestry representing Rosleshoz and regions
of Russia will take part in the Forum work .
In addition to discussion of issues concerning St. Petersburg International
Forestry Forum, the meeting participants discussed holding the 2nd Forest
Summit Interles Lisino in cooperation with the Federal Forestry Agency.
It was resolved to hold the summit on June 22-25, 2010 on the base of
Lisino forest college in the village of Lisino-Korpus, Leningrad oblast.
The Organizing Committee members made a number of suggestions concerning
corrections of the business program and solutions of current issues of
the Forum preparation. All the present participants supported the suggestion
by Andrey Selihovkin on including an event on staff problem of the forestry
industry into the program.
According to the meeting results it was decided to concentrate efforts
not only on forming current program, but also on informing the accordingly
governmental and administrative structures on the final Forum declarations.
Invitations for participation in the Forum events signed by Iliya Klebanov,
Chairman of the Organising Committee, and Alexey Savinov, Co-chairman
of the Organising Committee, will be sent to the Heads of the Russian
Federation Government and executive authorities.
Summarising the Forum results it is planned to develop a Declaration and
recommendations of the Forum participants which are supposed to be sent
to the RF Government members.
Organizing Committee
Tel./fax: +7 812 320 96 84, 320 96 94
E-mail: forum@restec.ru
www.spiff.ru
Note
Congress program of the 11th St. Petersburg International Forestry
Forum includes such events as: Development of Forestry of Russia: Modern
Condition and Prospects Conference (organised by the Federal Forestry
Agency), Forest Investments: Myths and Reality Panel Discussion (co-organiser
PricewaterhouseCoopers), Between Kyoto and Copenhagen Conference, Technologies
of Wood Boards Production Conference (organised in cooperation with Saint-Petersburg
Forest-Technical Academy named after S. M. Kirov), I.Z.B.A. (Infrastructure.
Zone of Housing and Communal Services. Building. Architecture) Round Table
devoted to wooden housing construction issues.
With Bumprom RAO and leading foreign experts support Pulp, Paper &
Tissue Russia Conference will take place within the framework of the Forum.
The conference will consider the issue of establishment of Russian forest
technological platform as a scientific basis for the development strategy
of forestry industry of Russia.
For the first time, Forest Dialogue, a cycle of practical seminars will
take place within the framework of the Forum. Its participants will be
able to get answers to practical questions from competent experts of Leshoz,
Federal Customs Service, Rostehnadzor.
Business Networking Center becomes of great significance this year. It
ensures organisation of individual meetings and negotiations between representatives
of regional delegations and businessmen, leading experts of financial,
investment and engineering companies, the industrial science.
Traditionally the St. Petersburg Forum Exhibition program, October 06-09,
2009, includes International Specialised Exhibition: Tekhnodrev, Wooden
Construction, Transles, Regions of Russia. Forestry Complex Potential
Conference.
Over 150 companies from the North-West, Central regions, Volga River Basin,
Ural, Siberia, as well as near and far abroad countries (Germany, Finland,
Sweden, Austria, Byelorussia, India, Czech Republic, Poland) are planning
to demonstrate brand-new technologies and equipment for the forestry complex
within the Exhibition program of the 11th International Forestry Forum
2009.
Press-release on the results of the Organising Committee meeting on August
28, 2009
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Press Release, June 2009
The 11th St.Petersburg International Forestry Forum will be held in
St.Petersburg on October 6-9, 2009.
Program of the Forum '2009 will be based on the advanced
principles of modern European forest-based sector technology platform
(FTP). The following leading industry experts are taking part in development
of the program: representatives of forestry enterprises, forestry sector,
science and government agencies of different levels. The forum is mainly
aimed at establishment of a full-fledged state-business dialogue.
The Forum will be opened by the Plenary Session on the Russian Forestry
Agenda for 2009-2010. The Session will feature such issues as the forecast
of industrial production development in the forestry sector, product market,
adaptation of forestry sector development strategy to the conditions of
the financial crisis, forest plans of the subjects of the Russian Federation,
international experience of quality spurts with participation of Brazilian
and Chinese forestry representatives.
A Panel Discussion on Forest Investments: Myths and Reality will feature
discussion of marketing mechanisms in forestry sector and will be the
key event of the program. The following topics will be discussed at the
Panel Discussion: forest product markets overview, government support
of forest enterprises, mechanisms for attraction of financing to the industry
(investments, government guarantees, subventions).
Issues of forestry activity organisation will be raided at the Forestry
Conference. Among the key topics for discussion: management of government
property, reforestation activity (genetics, seed production), development
of transport and social infrastructure, marketing analysis of region's
resources.
Various aspects of application of timber in modern house-building, such
as infrastructure, technologies and materials will be thoroughly discussed
within the framework of the I.Z.BA. from Outside Conference. The Conference
will feature the I.Z.B.A. From Inside Workshop which will be devoted to
the market and technologies of finishing materials and joinery production.
Engineering features of board production, market trends in the wooden
board industry, environmental and energy-saving qualities of wooden boards,
news and industry products will be discussed at the Wood Board Production
Conference.
The 4th International Pulp, Paper & Tissue Russia Conference on new
available technologies and improvements for pulp, paper and tissue industry
will be held within the framework of the St. Petersburg International
Forestry Forum on October 8, 2009.
For the first time the Forum'2009 will feature a cycle of Forest Dialogue
workshops on lease relations and logging. The following events are planned
to be held: Land relations on issues of change of the designated purpose
of wood lots, logging camps and municipal forests; Phytosanitary Troubles
covering issues of phytosanitary barriers in domestic forest transportation
and forest export problems; Forest Arithmetic on special features of converted
wood accounting and a the Customs Gives Green Light Workshop which will
feature discussion of manifesting procedures necessary for export of timber.
The World After Kyoto Conference covering issues of implementation of
forestry sector's bioenergy potential will be the key event of the Forum.
Russia's climatic doctrine, Kyoto forests in Russian Regions, science
ô÷ bioenergy technologies, carbon market - these are just few of the topics
to be discussed at the event. The Conference will be followed by the Model
of a Municipal Power Facility Off-site Event.
The International Specialised Exhibitions which cover the whole cycle
of forest production are a significant part of the Forum: Tekhnodrev,
Transles, Wooden Construction, Regions of Russia. Forestry Complex Potential.
The Exhibitions will feature a Forestry Matchmaking Center.
Forum Organizing Committee is chaired by the Plenipotentiary of the President
of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District. Official
support: Federal Forestry Agency of the Russian Federation, State Duma
Committee for Natural Resources and the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO UN) Forestry Department.
Press Release, March 2009
The meeting of the Organizing Committee of the XI International
Forestry Forum was held on 23 January, 2009 in the office of the Plenipotentiary
Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the North-Western
Federal District. The meeting was headed by the Deputy Chairman of the
Organizing Committee, Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President
of the Russian Federation in the North-Western Federal District, Evgeniy
Lukianov.
The representatives of state authorities, leaders of industry associations,
business, financial and scientific societies got involved in the work
of the Organizing Committee, namely: Deputy Head of the Federal Forestry
Agency of the Russian Federation Mikhail Giryaev, Head of the Forestry
Department in the North-Western Federal District Sergey Shtrakhov,
Vice-Governor, Head of the Leningrad Oblast Official Representation on
the Government of the Russian Federation, President of the St. Petersburg
Chamber of Commerce and Industry Rashid Ismagilov, Head of the Committee
on Natural Resources and Environmental Protection in Leningrad Oblast
Alexander Stepchenko, Director General of the Association of Wooden
Housing Non-Profit Partnership, Alexander Chernykh, Chairman of
the Board, first Vice-President of RAO Bumprom, Vladimir Chuiko,
President of the North-West Union of Furniture and Woodworking Enterprises
and Employees, Alexander Shestakov, Rector of St. Petersburg State
Forest Technical Academy, Andrey Selikhovkin, Honorary President
of St. Petersburg State Forest Technical Academy, Vladimir Onegin, Deputy
Rector of Moscow State Forest University, Valentin Shalaev, President
of the Association of Forestry Management Enterprises of Russia, Director
of the North-Western Forestry Management Enterprise, Vladimir Arkhipov,
Adviser of the speaker of the Ministry of Foreign Affaires in the North-Western
Federal District, Nikolay Lukichev, Chairman of the Board of the
Union of Wooden Industrialists of Leningrad Oblast, Andrey Gosudarev,
Director General of St. Petersburg Forestry Research Institute, Sergey
Gryaznov, Head of the Forest Program, WWF, Elena Kulikova,
Head of the Department of Innovation Development of the Forestry Committee
of Vologda Region, Victor Nasonovskiy, Director for state authorities
and local power bodies' cooperation of the Ilim Group, Dmitriy Chuiko,
President of the RESTEC™ Exhibition Company, Serguei Trofimov
and many others.
Among the major subjects of the meeting there were issues on the start-up
of the XI International Forestry Forum, on organising of the INTERLES
International Forestry Summit and Exhibition (June 23-26, 2009) and participation
of the RF delegation in the World Forestry Congress (October 2009) in
Buenos- Aires (Argentina).
Participants of the meeting highly appreciated the high organisational
level of the è International Forestry Forum and discussed a project of
the 2009 Forum program which should be traditionally held in October in
St. Petersburg. Among the Organisers of the Forum 2009 there is the office
of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian
Federation in the North-Western Federal District, Federal Forestry Agency
under the Ministry for Natural Resources of the Russian Federation, RESTEC™
Exhibition Company, under the auspice of the Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO UN), Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs,
Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation, as well as
leading industry associations and unions.
In his speech, Mikhail Giryaev informed those who attended the
meeting that due to the implementation of the Forestry Code, dated 01.01.2009
and transition to a new system of the forestry management, organising
an integrated event for representatives of the forestry complex and industry
has become particularly important. That's why the Russian Federal Forestry
Agency considers the International Forestry Forum being significant and
the Agency traditionally will provide support to this major and single
event held within the forestry complex in Russia. The Federal Forestry
Agency will also provide support to a new but highly interesting event
– INTERLES – Lisino which was highly appreciated last year.
The Russian Federal Forestry Agency also plans to organise specialised
seminars on forest use. The "World Forestry Week" will be held
on March 16-20 in Rome in the headquarter of the Food and Agriculture
Organization of the United Nations (FAO UN), within the framework of this
event, the Federal Forestry Agency will organise a round-table on forestry
industry and recall the delegation for the World Forestry Congress which
will take part in Buenos-Aires on October 18-25.
The participants came to a decision to include into the main program of
the Forum conferences and round-tables on the problems of wood-waste bioenergy
development during the world economic crisis, on the issues of personnel
training and on the introduction of new customs regulations on the forest
export. Members of the Organising Committee also made an offer to include
the issues on the first experience of the Forestry Code applying, ecology,
influence of the climate changes on forestry, as well as forest certification
into the sections of the forestry management conference.
Eugeniy Lukianov highlighted that major topics for discussion at
the Forum should include the issues of small satellite towns which provide
services to the local economic mainstay engaged in the forestry complex.
The employment of population in such areas directly depends on the situation
within the industry. It was such enterprises that had got financial support
by the state to develop and pass through a crisis.
Participants of the meeting unanimously agreed that last year the INTERLES-Lisino
International Forestry Summit had drawn attention of industrial society
including both government officials and business representatives. It is
a unique project in Russia which allows demonstrating a work of logging
machines in real conditions on the special demonstration sites, as well
as learn more about reforestation and forest fire suppression process.
This year the event will be held in the same format, it will include a
specialised exhibition, extended business program, contests and events
on forest fire suppression and reforestation. According to the results
of the meetings the participants came to a decision that on the basis
of the INTERLES-Lisino demonstration site it is possible to organise not
only one-time events but it is convenient for holding a whole-year and
permanent exhibition on forestry industry.
Business Contact Exchange will be traditionally held within the framework
of the International Forestry Forum 2009 with a zone of meetings and negotiations
to be organised. The Forum will also feature the following international
specialised exhibitions TEKHNOFDREV, TRANSLES, Wooden Construction, Regions
of Russia. Forestry Complex Potential as well as Golden Cutter and Driada
contests.
In the nearest future members of the Organising Committee of the Forum
will complete the 2009 program.
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